GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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5 years ago
Agnes
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to complete the construction of my house, take care of the scholastic needs of my children and buy a cow. "
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5 years ago
Simon
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to buy a piece of land and build an iron roofed house. "
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5 years ago
Emmanuel
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for proving my children with basic needs like Education, food and so on."
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5 years ago
Lazarus
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to take good care of my family."
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5 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children.
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5 years ago
Mary
received a $50 fourth payment.
"It was seven o'clock in the morning when I woke up and upon checking my phone I was very happy to get the Mpesa notification message that I have received money from Give Directly. It was my joy because I knew that I will expand my businesses where I sell second hand clothes."
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5 years ago
Jenifer
enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy a motorcycle for Boda boda business that will help to boost our income."
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5 years ago
Catherine
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have purchased two goats. I will manage to do this using the saving I have in table banking."
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5 years ago
John
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have bought two oxen. In our area, we plough our farm using oxen. This will give me income because I will be ploughing my neighbor's farm at a fee. I will the oxen using the income form the farm produces and transfers."
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5 years ago
Nancy
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I hope to start a business of my own in the near future with the hope of having my own source of income to sustain me especially after this project is over. I am quite used to having my own money now ever since I started receiving the monthly transfers. I do not wish to depend on my husband financially again hence the need to start my own business."
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